MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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